Jeffco Open Space will be allowing Class 1 e-bikes on its paved trails, which are only located in three parks — Crown Hill, Van Bibber and Clear Creek Trail. For now, the agency is prohibiting use of Class 2 e-bikes in these areas.

Concerns over increased property taxes associated with last year’s passage of the Evergreen Fire Protection District’s mill-levy were brought to the Evergreen Fire board meeting on Aug. 8.

Bob Gottsman, a longtime Evergreen resident, told the fire board that his tax bill went up 39 percent in January and questioned whether area residents were paying for the department to serve as a regional backup for other, smaller fire departments.

Ten years after the Evergreen Fire Protection District had a community wildfire protection plan drawn up, the district says it’s made significant progress in implementing it in areas with moderate, high and extreme risk for wildfires.

In a presentation at the EFPD’s monthly board meeting Aug. 8, Evergreen Fire Marshal Frank Dearborn said that nearly all subdivisions in the district with extreme hazard ratings have drafted or completed a community wildfire protection plan, as well as about half of the subdivisions with high hazard ratings.

Back to school time offers an excellent opportunity to introduce or reinforce healthy habits for yourself, as well as your entire family. Here are some ideas to keep you and your family’s health a high priority.

A 16-year-old boy has died after his vehicle flipped over on northbound U.S. 285 late Wednesday night.
While on routine patrol around 10:20 p.m., an officer with the Morrison Police Department spotted the single-car rollover accident.
The officer pulled over to help and found that the 16-year-old juvenile driver, who hasn't been identified, was ejected from the car. The driver was pronounced dead on scene.

After a dry June, the National Weather Service is reporting healthy rainfall for the Front Range throughout July and early August.

Sheriff’s offices in Clear Creek, Jefferson and Park counties enacted fire bans in late June and early July. However, the past four weeks of persistent afternoon showers have helped alleviate fire dangers throughout the region, said NWS-Boulder forecaster Kyle Fredin. Most locations are now reporting low to moderate fire danger, he explained.